How Moon Magic Chocolate Is Made: From Cacao to Enrobing Blocks
A behind-the-scenes look at the full process — watch above, or read it step by step below.
R&D Lab Notes — inside how Moon Magic is made
The short answer: Moon Magic chocolate is made by melting cacao liquor and organic cacao butter, then refining the mixture in a melanger for 72 hours together with allulose, soluble fibres, cocoa powder, and plant-based milk powders. That long refine is what creates the incredibly smooth texture and the way the chocolate melts in your mouth. Once ready, it's molded into 10 lb blocks that become the enrobing chocolate for every Moon Magic treat. Great chocolate takes time — and we think it's worth every hour.
How is Moon Magic chocolate made?
Ever wondered how Moon Magic chocolate is actually made? Here's the full process, from raw ingredients to the finished enrobing blocks that go into every treat.
Step 1: Melting the cacao
It starts with the base: cacao liquor and organic cacao butter, melted down. These two ingredients are the foundation of real chocolate — the cacao butter brings the smooth, melting quality, and the cacao liquor brings the deep chocolate character.
Step 2: Refining in the melanger for 72 hours
This is where patience comes in. The melted cacao is refined in a melanger — a machine that uses heavy stone rollers to grind and smooth the chocolate — for a full 72 hours. During that time, the rest of the recipe joins in: allulose, soluble fibres, cocoa powder, and plant-based milk powders.
That extended refining process is the secret to the texture. Seventy-two hours of grinding creates an incredibly smooth chocolate and helps it melt beautifully in your mouth, rather than feeling grainy or heavy. It's slow on purpose.
Step 3: Molding into 10 lb enrobing blocks
Once the chocolate is ready, it's molded into 10 lb blocks. These blocks become the enrobing chocolate — the chocolate that coats every Moon Magic treat. So every finished product traces back to these blocks, and to those 72 hours in the melanger.
Why take this much time?
The honest answer: because shortcuts show up in the final product. A faster process would mean a rougher texture and a less satisfying melt. Great chocolate takes time, and we think it's worth every hour — which is exactly why we do it ourselves, in our own factory, where we control every step.
The result is chocolate that's low sugar, 100% vegan, and gluten-free.
Frequently asked questions
How long is Moon Magic chocolate refined?
The chocolate is refined in a melanger for 72 hours, which creates its smooth texture and the way it melts in your mouth.
What is Moon Magic chocolate made from?
It starts with cacao liquor and organic cacao butter, refined together with allulose, soluble fibres, cocoa powder, and plant-based milk powders.
What are enrobing blocks?
Once the chocolate is refined, it's molded into 10 lb blocks. This enrobing chocolate is what coats every Moon Magic treat.
Is Moon Magic chocolate vegan and gluten-free?
Yes. Moon Magic's candy bar bites are low sugar, 100% vegan, and gluten-free, made with plant-based milk powders rather than dairy.
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Moon Magic is a Vancouver-based chocolate company making low sugar and vegan candy bar bites from its own factory, with in-house R&D and manufacturing. This article accompanies a short behind-the-scenes video of our chocolate-making process.